YONGZHENG/QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)

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A FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGNOLIA' GLOBULAR VASE
YONGZHENG/QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
The vase is superbly enamelled in white around the globular body with iron-red flowering magnolia and peonies. The flowers are growing from intertwined branches emerging from the base of the slightly splayed foot ring and extending up the neck. The leaves are detailed in two shades of green enamels. The countersunk base with a transparent glaze.
16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 14 November 1989, lot 266
Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 October 2001, lot 604

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Lot Essay

The white magnolia (Magnolia denudata) is known as yulan, 'jade orchid' or baiyulan, 'white jade orchid'. The flower is symbolic of purity and its name is often used as a pun on jade such as yutang which means a rich and noble house. The present vase with the addition of the peony, a flower long associated with wealth and honour, forms the homophone, yutang fugui, 'May your noble house be blessed with wealth and honour'.

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